Community Workshops
Sleep Tight at Night: Becoming Excellent in EFT Ethics
with Bonnie Lewis, LMFT

Date: Friday, June 2, 2023 | Time: 9am-12pm Arizona time (MST)
Location: Online (Zoom)
Cost: $30 for AZEFT members | $40 for non-members
** 20% discount offered to group practices of 5 or more who each register for the event; email us for the discount code
Certificate of Attendance: 3 hours
Strengthen your understanding of best practices when it comes to ethics and using EFT. Although necessary and part of our work, the topic of ethics can be one we shy away from, dismiss, or don't fully comprehend the value. Come ready to explore how best to respond to ethical issues from an EFT and AZBBHE viewpoint using case studies, as well as checking in with your own beliefs and potential blocks when it comes to ethical issues. Throughout our time, we will discuss how documentation and keeping organized in your notes is an ethical issue and will save you both time and worry! This training certificate is valid for AZBBHE continuing education licensure renewal.
Learning Objectives:
Bonnie Lewis, LMFT, is a Certified EFT Therapist and EFT Supervisor-In-Training. Practicing since 2014, one of Bonnie’s passions is teaching and mentorship. As an approved supervisor with the AZBBHE and clinical director at Therapy with Heart, she enjoys providing supervision to practicing professionals in their journey towards obtaining their license. Bonnie has worked as a teacher’s assistant and is currently an adjunct professor and group supervisor at Fuller Theological Seminary for the Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Program. She facilitates couples workshops like Hold Me Tight and Created for Connection to help couples remove stumbling blocks to vulnerability to then be able to go deeper in their connection, resulting in their relationship being a source of healing. She was the Director of Training for AZEFT Board and is actively involved in the EFT community. When not working, Bonnie cherishes the time with her husband and two daughters. She values her family, time outdoors, reading, traveling, being active, and connecting with her community.
A Note About Recording of Presentations: AZEFT is unable to guarantee if this presentation will be recorded, since that decision is at the discretion of the speaker at the time of the presentation. If any portion of this presentation is recorded, it will only be made available to members of our AZEFT community through our members-only video library. Please note, recordings do not include video clips from therapy sessions or breakout group activities, and viewers of the recording do not receive a certificate of attendance.
Location: Online (Zoom)
Cost: $30 for AZEFT members | $40 for non-members
** 20% discount offered to group practices of 5 or more who each register for the event; email us for the discount code
Certificate of Attendance: 3 hours
Strengthen your understanding of best practices when it comes to ethics and using EFT. Although necessary and part of our work, the topic of ethics can be one we shy away from, dismiss, or don't fully comprehend the value. Come ready to explore how best to respond to ethical issues from an EFT and AZBBHE viewpoint using case studies, as well as checking in with your own beliefs and potential blocks when it comes to ethical issues. Throughout our time, we will discuss how documentation and keeping organized in your notes is an ethical issue and will save you both time and worry! This training certificate is valid for AZBBHE continuing education licensure renewal.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will develop an ethical decision-making framework informed by a systemic lens.
- Participants will be able to identify two to three personal barriers in their approach to ethics.
- Participants will gain documentation insight in relation to ethics and staying organized.
Bonnie Lewis, LMFT, is a Certified EFT Therapist and EFT Supervisor-In-Training. Practicing since 2014, one of Bonnie’s passions is teaching and mentorship. As an approved supervisor with the AZBBHE and clinical director at Therapy with Heart, she enjoys providing supervision to practicing professionals in their journey towards obtaining their license. Bonnie has worked as a teacher’s assistant and is currently an adjunct professor and group supervisor at Fuller Theological Seminary for the Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Program. She facilitates couples workshops like Hold Me Tight and Created for Connection to help couples remove stumbling blocks to vulnerability to then be able to go deeper in their connection, resulting in their relationship being a source of healing. She was the Director of Training for AZEFT Board and is actively involved in the EFT community. When not working, Bonnie cherishes the time with her husband and two daughters. She values her family, time outdoors, reading, traveling, being active, and connecting with her community.
A Note About Recording of Presentations: AZEFT is unable to guarantee if this presentation will be recorded, since that decision is at the discretion of the speaker at the time of the presentation. If any portion of this presentation is recorded, it will only be made available to members of our AZEFT community through our members-only video library. Please note, recordings do not include video clips from therapy sessions or breakout group activities, and viewers of the recording do not receive a certificate of attendance.
Modern Masculinity: Connecting with Men through EFT
with Nick Puchalski, LMFT, and Matthew Benson, LAMFT
Modern Masculinity: Connecting with Men though EFT is a workshop that will challenge your understanding of what men need to open up with their emotions!
Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023 | Time: 9am-12pm Arizona time (MST)
Location: Temple Public Library, Desert Willow Program Room
Cost: $25 for AZEFT members | $45 for non-members
** 20% discount offered to group practices of 5 or more who each register for the event; email us for the discount code
Certificate of Attendance: 3 hours
Learning Objectives:
Coming Soon!
Nicholas Puchalski is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor in Training, and trained EMDR therapist. Nicholas specializes in couples therapy, affairs and betrayals, men's issues, and trauma. Nicholas also sits on the board of AZEFT and owns Restored Counseling and Wellness Center in Chandler, AZ.
Matthew Benson is an Associate Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Therapy With Heart. He obtained his master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Auburn University. Matthew has advanced training in EFT and his areas of interest include couples therapy, sex therapy, trauma, parenting, and LGBTQ+ concerns.
A Note About Recording of Presentations: AZEFT is unable to guarantee if this presentation will be recorded, since that decision is at the discretion of the speaker at the time of the presentation. If any portion of this presentation is recorded, it will only be made available to members of our AZEFT community through our members-only video library. Please note, recordings do not include video clips from therapy sessions or breakout group activities, and viewers of the recording do not receive a certificate of attendance.
Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023 | Time: 9am-12pm Arizona time (MST)
Location: Temple Public Library, Desert Willow Program Room
Cost: $25 for AZEFT members | $45 for non-members
** 20% discount offered to group practices of 5 or more who each register for the event; email us for the discount code
Certificate of Attendance: 3 hours
Learning Objectives:
Coming Soon!
Nicholas Puchalski is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor in Training, and trained EMDR therapist. Nicholas specializes in couples therapy, affairs and betrayals, men's issues, and trauma. Nicholas also sits on the board of AZEFT and owns Restored Counseling and Wellness Center in Chandler, AZ.
Matthew Benson is an Associate Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Therapy With Heart. He obtained his master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Auburn University. Matthew has advanced training in EFT and his areas of interest include couples therapy, sex therapy, trauma, parenting, and LGBTQ+ concerns.
A Note About Recording of Presentations: AZEFT is unable to guarantee if this presentation will be recorded, since that decision is at the discretion of the speaker at the time of the presentation. If any portion of this presentation is recorded, it will only be made available to members of our AZEFT community through our members-only video library. Please note, recordings do not include video clips from therapy sessions or breakout group activities, and viewers of the recording do not receive a certificate of attendance.
Transforming Highly Reactive Relationships
with Helene Igwebuike

Date: Friday, December 8, 2023 | Time: 9am-11am Arizona time (MST)
Location: Online
Cost: $25 for AZEFT members | $45 for non-members
** 20% discount offered to group practices of 5 or more who each register for the event; email us for the discount code
Certificate of Attendance: 2 hours
This workshop will focus on how to help couples transform reactivity to a resource for self-regulation and co-regulation. We will cover key concepts and interventions for effectively holding both partners and their triggered aspects of self so they can share their vulnerability from a place of greater awareness, compassion and clarity. You will become more skillful in intervening to help partners regulate their reactive emotions in the heat of the moment and transform reactivity to connectivity, curiosity and accessible responsive engaged (ARE) communication. Demonstrations will be used to model the different approaches. No prior EFT training is required to attend is open to all therapists who are working with highly reactive couples!
Learning objectives:
1. Build confidence in stepping in and holding reactive partners by using early signs of reactivity as an ally to interrupt and slow down intense dysregulation and escalation.
2. Learn how to help partners embrace and voice their vulnerability rather than project rigidly held beliefs and rehash historical coping strategies that reinforce adversarial pattern of relating.
3. Transform anger, shame, blame, panic and overwhelm using attachment lens, ‘parts’ work and an embodied approach to assembling and distilling core emotions that helps advocate for the unmet needs of the tender wounded aspects of self.
Helene Igwebuike is an Integrative Counsellor and ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer, as well as one of the co-founders of the British EFT Centre (BEFT). Helene is passionately committed to helping couples and individuals heal and transform the relationship with self and others by relating in open-hearted ways that build trust, emotional closeness, physical intimacy, personal and relational wellbeing. Helene is of mixed Nigerian and Danish heritage and has a wonderfully diverse cosmopolitan worldwide online practice from her base in London, England. Helene loves spreading her love of EFT by training therapists in the EFT model.
A Note About Recording of Presentations: AZEFT is unable to guarantee if this presentation will be recorded, since that decision is at the discretion of the speaker at the time of the presentation. If any portion of this presentation is recorded, it will only be made available to members of our AZEFT community through our members-only video library. Please note, recordings do not include video clips from therapy sessions or breakout group activities, and viewers of the recording do not receive a certificate of attendance.
Location: Online
Cost: $25 for AZEFT members | $45 for non-members
** 20% discount offered to group practices of 5 or more who each register for the event; email us for the discount code
Certificate of Attendance: 2 hours
This workshop will focus on how to help couples transform reactivity to a resource for self-regulation and co-regulation. We will cover key concepts and interventions for effectively holding both partners and their triggered aspects of self so they can share their vulnerability from a place of greater awareness, compassion and clarity. You will become more skillful in intervening to help partners regulate their reactive emotions in the heat of the moment and transform reactivity to connectivity, curiosity and accessible responsive engaged (ARE) communication. Demonstrations will be used to model the different approaches. No prior EFT training is required to attend is open to all therapists who are working with highly reactive couples!
Learning objectives:
1. Build confidence in stepping in and holding reactive partners by using early signs of reactivity as an ally to interrupt and slow down intense dysregulation and escalation.
2. Learn how to help partners embrace and voice their vulnerability rather than project rigidly held beliefs and rehash historical coping strategies that reinforce adversarial pattern of relating.
3. Transform anger, shame, blame, panic and overwhelm using attachment lens, ‘parts’ work and an embodied approach to assembling and distilling core emotions that helps advocate for the unmet needs of the tender wounded aspects of self.
Helene Igwebuike is an Integrative Counsellor and ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer, as well as one of the co-founders of the British EFT Centre (BEFT). Helene is passionately committed to helping couples and individuals heal and transform the relationship with self and others by relating in open-hearted ways that build trust, emotional closeness, physical intimacy, personal and relational wellbeing. Helene is of mixed Nigerian and Danish heritage and has a wonderfully diverse cosmopolitan worldwide online practice from her base in London, England. Helene loves spreading her love of EFT by training therapists in the EFT model.
A Note About Recording of Presentations: AZEFT is unable to guarantee if this presentation will be recorded, since that decision is at the discretion of the speaker at the time of the presentation. If any portion of this presentation is recorded, it will only be made available to members of our AZEFT community through our members-only video library. Please note, recordings do not include video clips from therapy sessions or breakout group activities, and viewers of the recording do not receive a certificate of attendance.
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY:
In the event that you have paid for an upcoming event but are not able to attend, you may request a refund up to 30 days prior to the event. Refund requests must be received in writing via email to: azeftcommunity@gmail.com. Requests received at least 30 days prior to the start of the event will receive a full refund of the registration minus any Eventbrite administrative fees. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received less than 30 days prior to the start of the event.
In the event that you have paid for an upcoming event but are not able to attend, you may request a refund up to 30 days prior to the event. Refund requests must be received in writing via email to: azeftcommunity@gmail.com. Requests received at least 30 days prior to the start of the event will receive a full refund of the registration minus any Eventbrite administrative fees. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received less than 30 days prior to the start of the event.